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The Albuca Spiralis, commonly known as frizzle sizzle plant or corkscrew albuca, is a bulbous succulent native to South Africa and collected the World over for its perculiar spiralling, corkscrew like foliage. It’s an easy care plant that is drought tolerant. It prefers a bright location and can be grown indoors or out.
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Albuca Spiralis is known for its unique and fascinating spiral grass structure and pretty blossoms. Frizzle Sizzle plant is full of personality.
Please expect that your plant may arrive with some dried leaves. Please note that the green leaves drying up and shedding signifies the beginning of their dormancy. During summer, the plant goes into dormancy, causing it to lose all its leaves, and stays dormant until the winter. Keep the bulb healthy, and the leaves grow back in winter. It will be worth the wait!
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The Albuca spiralis is a flowering plant species in the Asparagaceae family and a native to South Africa. It has very distinctive leaves that form curl-spiralled tips with glandular hairs. The Albuca spiralis is commonly called the corkscrew albuca or frizzle sizzle, and occasionally, the helicopter plant.
The plant has an entirely different schedule than what we're most familiar with. Its growth spurt happens in cold weather, and it loves moist soil. It blooms in late winter and produces an attractive butter-like scent with a hint of vanilla. The plant goes into dormancy during the summer, causing it to lose all its leaves, and stays dormant until the winter. Shedding and drying leaves signify the beginning of its dormancy. Keep the bulb healthy, and the leaves grow back in winter!
It is best to place your Albuca spiralis 'Frizzle Sizzle' under the full sun or on a partially shaded spot with a south-facing orientation. The plant still will do well is there's only partial sun, as long as it gets at least five to seven hours of sunlight. The more sunlight it gets, the curlier its leaves get.
It's feast or famine for this bulb succulent when it comes to water availability. Give the plant enough water to thoroughly soak the soil. It's best to wait a few days before watering again, ideally when the soil is dry. It should typically receive consistent watering during the winter months and will store water in its narrow long leaves. If you see that the leaves are yellowing or basal collapse, you may be overwatering your plant.
During its summer dormancy, you can cut back on watering to once every two or three weeks.
Average room humidity is more than enough for the Albuca spiralis 'Frizzle Sizzle'. Too much moisture can cause floppy or soft leaves and non-curling leaves.
The Corkscrew Albuca prefers well-drained sandy soil. A general succulent or cactus mix with added perlite or horticultural sand isn't too heavy or dense and will give the roots enough room.
During autumn to winter, feed your Frizzle sizzle once every four waterings while the plant is growing or producing flowers. It's important to keep the soil fertile to increase the likelihood of it producing flowers at the end of winter. Make sure that the soil is a little wet before feeding. We recommend using our Plant food available here.
In spring or summer when it's dormant, there is no need to fertilise the plant until it begins to show signs of new growth at the beginning of winter.
The Albuca Spiralis 'Frizzle Sizzle' is resistant to pests and diseases making it an excellent houseplant. The plant is susceptible to bulb root but it's best to avoid overwatering that may cause fungal growth.
The Albuca Spiralis 'Frizzle Sizzle' is toxic when ingested by dogs, cats and humans.
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Orders placed from Mon, 22nd Apr to Sun 10pm, 12th May will follow the following delivery schedule.
Destination
– Metro – We Deliver Within A 50km Radius Of Major Cities
– Regional- If you are not within 50km of a metro city, shop at our regional store and we offer a select range of plants that can be posted through Australia Post
Shipping Costs
– Free shipping is available to Metro areas (Zone 1- within 25km of CBD) if you spend over $299. Zone 2+3 receive a $15 discount over this spend. Regional freight doesn't get discounted freight.
– Shipping is $25.95. Orders up to 50km outside of the CBD are hand delivered to your door. Those outside of the 50km zone can shop in our Regional store and deliveries are sent via Australia Post via Regular Post.
– $5.95 handling fee is applied to all orders for cardboard, packing and dispatch. Regional orders are charged at $3 per item. Dispatching via AusPost takes a lot of care and detail. Each plant is individually wrapped, taped and stuck to the base of the box.
– If you shop more than once during your cycle, just add your order number at checkout to combine your order and receive free shipping.
– Please note WA, NT and TA are not currently available on our online shop and we can't ship to these areas.
Delivery Lead time
Please note that the delivery timeline is an estimate only, and we cannot guarantee delivery on or before a specific date. However, in many cases, orders are delivered earlier than estimated. Please allow extra time for your deliveries to arrive during busy periods.
– Brisbane - Thu, 16th May to Sun 19th May
– Sydney – Mon, 20th May to Sun, 26th May
– Melbourne – Tues, 21st May to Sun, 26th May
– Canberra – Thu, 23rd May to Sun, 26th May
– Adelaide – Mon, 20th May to Fri, 24th May
– Regional Store – Dispatch will occur by Sat, 18th May. We offer Regular Australia Post delivery. All Regional orders are dispatched from our Brisbane warehouse.
– Please note pick-ups are no longer facilitated.
What if I’m not home?
Please note we will attempt 1 delivery to your location. If you’re not home, our driver will find a safe spot to leave your order. If unsuccessful and it’s not safe to leave, you will be required to collect your order from our storage facility. You’ll get a notification about your missed delivery, so you can pick your item up in person. Please email our team so we can confirm a date and time for you to pick it up.
Notes
– Delivery to a Parcel collection point is not possible.
– Please ensure the address you have nominated can accept deliveries on the weekend and during the week including holidays. We are not able to facilitate – only weekend and only weekday deliveries.
– We are also not able to update with ETA on timings other than the above delivery window, as this does become quite hard for us to manage expectations.
– Changes to delivery addresses are not possible once the order is placed.
We will do our best when packing but please allow for some leaf damage during transportation due to packaging or climate change. If your plant looks like it has wilted during transit, we recommend giving it some water right away – this should help it to recover and settle in or reach out to our horticulturalists on Facebook for more help.
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